Press Releases

NEW YORK (August 27, 2021) – “UNICEF is deeply concerned after the reported deaths of a 10-year-old child on August 24 in Diyala by the detonation of an explosive remnant of war (ERW) and of an 11...

NEW YORK (August 27, 2021) – UNICEF is increasingly concerned about the impact on children of a resurgence of Bubonic plague in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

NEW YORK (August 27, 2021) – A child's first day of school—a landmark moment for the youngest students and their parents around the world—has been delayed due to COVID-19 for an estimated 140 million...

NEW YORK (August 27, 2021) – “UNICEF strongly condemns the attacks at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, which reportedly killed at least 60 people and injured over 120...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – Nearly nine out 10 children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live in areas of high or extremely high-water stress with serious consequences on their health...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – “Today, around 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive. An estimated 1 million children are projected to suffer from severe acute...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – “As humanitarian needs in Afghanistan increase, the abilities to respond to those needs are rapidly declining. WHO and UNICEF call for immediate and unimpeded access to...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – “Unless urgent action is taken, more than four million people across Lebanon – predominantly vulnerable children and families – face the prospect of critical water...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – In response to the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti last week, the first UNICEF shipment of 9.7 tons of medical and water and hygiene supplies has arrived today in...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their...